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Reported Population of Selected Cities by Counting Method (millions)

City	City Proper	Urban Agglomeration	UN Estimate
São Paulo	12.3	21.7	22.0
Mexico City	9.2	20.9	21.6
New York City	8.3	18.8	18.8
Shanghai	24.9	27.1	26.3
Dhaka	10.3	21.0	21.7

Population figures for a city can vary significantly depending on what areas are included in the count. A city-proper figure counts only the residents living within a city’s official municipal boundaries, whereas broader measures such as an urban agglomeration or a United Nations estimate also include surrounding suburbs and the wider metropolitan region. A journalist studying the world’s largest cities claimed that for a single city, the population reported under one counting method can be dramatically higher than the population reported under another.

Which choice best describes data in the table that support the journalist’s claim?

The reported city-proper population of São Paulo is significantly larger than the reported city-proper population of Los Angeles.

The metropolitan area of Mexico City is significantly larger than 1,485 square kilometers.

The UN estimated São Paulo’s population to be 22,000,000, which is significantly larger than the reported population for the city proper.

All the city-proper areas are below 3,000 square kilometers.